Interesting article by Hunter Prichard on "Bleacher Report" discussing who you would blame for the the White Sox "unimpressive season."  As usual, when I mention a story by someone else, it's usually a prelude to me shredding it and this is no exception.  Faulty logic really bothers me.  Some highlights (Mr. Prichard's comments are in italics for those of you playing along at home):

• I don't think this season has been unimpressive yet.  I think a  better word is Inconsistent. To still be in it this late in the season after the way these guys played last year and in April and May of this year, is not unimpressive.  While I think these guys have had some dirt shoveled on them, I don't think that they are buried yet.
• "Williams made a huge mistake this trade deadline by not making moves to get a left-hand bat, a reliever, or a good starting pitcher. Trading Daniel Hudson for Edwin Jackson was odd, considering that Hudson is a young pitcher with potential and Jackson is a young pitcher without potential who's been pretty terrible this season."  What left handed bat was available there, Hunter?  Kenny Williams was totally cock blocked on Adam Dunn.  Luke Scott was taken off the market.  You really didn't expect Kenny to surrender Beckham and Q for Dunn? Kenny did get a fairly good starting pitcher in Jackson and so far, the numbers on him are good.  As far as a reliever is concerned, that wasn't a priority at the time, especially with Chris Sale waiting in the wings. I'll admit, trading Hudson hurt the depth on the organizational pitching chart, but Jackson provides experience which Hudson didn't have.  And don't be fooled by Hudson's numbers for Arizona.  The NL is a pitcher's league.
• "Guillen is a good manager and the White Sox are lucky to have him, but he should know by now to shut his mouth when the media comes rolling in. He has been a huge distraction this season with his talk about Latino players."  Look, Ozzie does what he does.  The players don't really notice or care.  And most important of all, when he does say things like that it takes the focus off the team and puts it on him, which is exactly what he wants when the team is scuffling.  Ozzie is not the first Chicago team leader to employ this strategy.  The first was someone you may have heard of, some guy named Ditka.
• For lack of the better word, the bullpen is shit.  Hunter, you must not read much.  Lately, the Sox bullpen resembles a M*A*S*H* unit.  Thornton and Putz are about to go on the DL.  Bobby Jenks has been plagued by family issues and injuries all year long, but I think in the last two games he has shown you what he's made of.  That doesn't excuse his blown saves against Minnesota and Seattle, I agree Tony Pena is a punching bag, but then again, he's pitched those tough innings that no one else can.  And Sergio Santos is feeling the effects of his first full year of pitching at any level.  I'll admit  this unit has weakened lately, but with the injuries, wacky schedules et. al, they are a tired bunch.  That and the starters average around six to seven innings.
• The AL Central is arguably the worst division in the majors, and with the players on this team, there isn't any excuse if the White Sox don't take it.  While I agree they can't make excuses, I think you are forgetting how good the Twins are.  As for the worst division in baseball, I think you should look no further than the NL Central.

Okay, now that we've straightened that all out, if you want to see what has cost the Sox this year, here's my list:

• Not beating teams in their division: The Sox have sucked against everyone in their division except Detroit.  Losing two out of three to Kansas City and losing all those games early in the year to Cleveland may be the biggest reason this team gets early October tee times.
• Not beating the Twinkies: The road to the AL Central championship runs through the twin cities and unfortunately for the Sox, the Twinkies have planted land mines.
• Clutch hitting: How many times has this team had runners in scoring position only to leave them stranded on the bases?  This has been the achilles heel of this team the last two seasons.  I really don't know how to fix it.
• Starters Struggles: The starters have been okay but not as good as advertised.  The most consistent starter up to a couple of weeks ago was Freddy Garcia, the one starter everyone discounted before the season.  Danks, Buehrle and Floyd have been okay, but not great,  Peavy was dreadful, but now at least we may know why.